Jordan PM Resigns After Only Six Months On The Job

Jordan’s Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh resigned on Thursday after barely six months in office, state media said, following growing criticism of a draft election law his government was preparing. Photo: Reuters

Jordan's Prime Minister has resigned only six months into the job, according to reports.

According to the paper, Dr Fayez Tarawneh has been asked to form a replacement government.

An informed source confirmed to Al-Ghad the receipt of Prime Minister Awn-Khasawneh's resignation, which was tendered Thursday from Turkey where [the prime minister] was on an official visit, Al-Ghad reported, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Reports of his resignation contradict an earlier statement by the Jordanian Prime Minister's Office, which denied reports of his departure.